Panda Volunteer Program & Chengdu City Leisure
This 2-day Wolong panda tour covers the highlights of Chengdu plus meaningful panda volunteer program at Shenshuping Panda Base in one go! Immerse yourselves in the laid-back city, ramble to explore tea culture in Renmin Park, Three Kingdom culture in Jinli Old Street and feel inner peace in Wenshu Monastery...after the sightseeing, transfer to Wolong Town (100 kilometers from Chengdu with 2.5 hours’ drive) which will be perfect to match your schedules and energy.
Why taking Wolong panda volunteer program? Travelers will reach deep into the real original habitat of giant pandas in the mountain valley of Western Sichuan, have intimate interaction with the lovely pandas and experience in person the daily work of keepers to know more about giant pandas and how to protect them. Highlighting attractions, perfect connection, suitable pace, superb experience...all are in the 2 days!
Please Note: Wolong Shenshuping Panda Base can accept up to 15 volunteers in one day for Panda Volunteer Program and you need to inquire and make the reservation in advance.
Welcome to Chengdu, the hometown of Giant Panda.
Your local guide and driver will meet you at the hotel and escort you to visit famous attractions in the downtown to feel the strong leisure culture of Chengdu.
Firstly, you will visit a hidden spiritual Buddhist temple in the hustling downtown of Chengdu – Wenshu Temple. Marvel at the exquisite Buddhist architecture, soak in the reverent atmosphere, and wander on the peaceful paths.
Chengdu is famous for its relaxing and leisure pace throughout China, which will be proved after a stay in Renmin Park. Sit down, order a pot of Chinese tea, make a casual chat with your friends and watching locals indulging themselves in different kinds of folk entertainment – napping in a lively teahouse, playing mahjong, disco dancing, neck massage, ear cleaning…Next is an impressive trip to the famous Jinli Old Street. Time steals away from you quietly while walking on the lively streets which are full of delicious local snacks, delicate artifacts, interesting folk shows, etc.
After the leisure tour in Chengdu city, the driver and guide will transfer you to the accommodation in Gengda Township in Wolong that is the real home land of giant pandas it needs about 2 hours for driving about 105 kilometers (about 65 miles). Have a good sleep!
Buddhist Monk at Wenshu Monastery
Take an enjoyable wak in Jinli Old Street
Experience Chengdu local living style in People's Park
After your breakfast, you will be transferred to Shenshuping Panda Base, which locates at a very primitive valley, the real home land for the giant pandas. Now let’s start your one full day’s Wolong panda volunteer program which usually includes:
Arrive at the volunteer center at Wolong Panda Base, know about and sign the safety announcement, get your volunteer passing card, put on the working clothes and gloves, and deal with relative procedures under the help of the staff there.
During the more than half an hour time, take the old bamboos out, damp the drops of pandas, know more about the living environment and conditions of pandas through careful observation, and clean their houses, etc.
Visit the breeding area for giant pandas under the company of the staff of the science education center at the base. You can watch pandas playing together, eating bamboos, climbing trees, rolling on the ground, etc. This is a great moment to take pictures of these super stars.
Shenshuping Panda Base prepares nutritious lunch for panda volunteers at the dining hall. Enjoy your meal with the staff there.
Visit the panda base on your own freely to see the great living environment of pandas. Also, you can have a break at the panda volunteer center and prepare energy for activities in the afternoon.
Enjoy the interesting movie about the giant pandas. Have a better understanding of the wild training and reintroduction of pandas and know about the great story of people living in harmony with pandas.
Know about what kinds of ingredients needed for panda cakes, and learn how to do the cakes for giant panda by yourself with the help of the staff.
Return the working clothes and passing card to the staff. Receive the panda volunteer’s certificate and other delicate souvenir to end your full day’s volunteer experience.
After the whole day’s volunteer program experience, you will be driven back to Chengdu. Tour ends.
Being Panda Cleaner in Shenshuping Volunteer Activity
Panda Nutritionist Preparing Panda Cakes at Shenshuping Base
1. The above arrangements will be adjusted according to the specific situations and the volunteer program may be delayed or inaccessible by inevitable requirements, control, and Force Majeure like earthquakes, epidemic...
2. Pre-work Training:
Volunteers are required to participate in the pre-work training before 09:00 a.m. on that very day to better know how to do the volunteer program. Some parts of the activity would be cancelled if you arrive there late, so it is suggested get to the base before 08:30 a.m.
3. Requirements:
(a) Health Examination Form: Being a volunteer, you should apply it a week in advance with your Application Form and Health Examination Form (valid medical certificate and signature which could apply it in your country or in China). Interested people could feel free to contact our travel consultant for more information or let them register for you.
(b) Age & Number Limitations: The center can accept up to 15 volunteers at any one time and the age should be between 12 and 65.
(c) Avoid Using Strong Smell: For pandas have keen sense of smell, volunteers should avoid using perfume or other odorous articles like mosquito repellent liquid, nail polish, skin care products, makeups, etc. on the volunteer work day.
(d) Healthy Bodies: To well protect giant pandas, volunteers are required to be healthy, and people who are suffering from illness, like a cold, fever, influenza, and other infectious diseases are not suitable to have body contact with the giant pandas.
(e) Force Majeure: The panda volunteer program is to be delayed or inaccessible if there is Force Majeure like earthquakes, epidemic... Also, your program may be influenced by the inevitable requirement and control.
4. Pre-booking & Temporary Cancellation:
Panda volunteers at Shenshuping Panda Base are required to make reservations of the programs in advance, even 1 to 2 months prior to the very program date for volunteers during peak seasons (mainly from May to October). Any temporary cancellation, increase and reduction of participants of those programs are needed to tell us as early as possible (better in advance for at least 10 days excluding the national public holidays and weekends). Thank you for the generous understanding.
5. If you are allergic to any food, please tell us, your local guide, or the base staff in advance.
6. If you have got more questions and ideas, please feel free to contact our professional travel consultants.
Adorable Giant Panda at Shenshuping Panda Center in Wolong
Visiting Panda Breeding Area at Shenshuping
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